Sometimes life feels like this…

Returning back to work after a day off, is like getting shocked by thirty thousand volts of electricity (okay maybe I exaggerate). I took one day off, but it felt like a month because I could not for the life of me get it together today. It was pretty humorous, at one point a patient was like, “You need me to do that for you?” When the copy machine decided to go on strike. Her question made me laugh out loud. I replied to her, “No, we’re have relationship issues that we’re working through.” I am not sure if it really was the day off that set my world on its head today. But here is a truth some days for no rhyme or reason our world can (and will) spin off its axis. Some days everything works according to plan, other days the bottom falls out and refuses to go back in. Despite my not-so-together day, I still manage to get an excellent compliment, “You always make it so easy to come here. You say the right thing at just the right time.” Wow! What a great thing to hear especially today, because although I spoke English words, none of my statement made sense to me. So to have someone say, that my words made them feel better was great way to set my day in perspective. The point? Some days we can feel disconnected, but that doesn’t mean we are. In the midst of how I was feeling, God was still using my words, using my sense of humor to make a difference, Today I was reminded that feeling can sometimes lie to us. We have to look past how we feel to see what is going on. Today my feelings told me I was disconnected, but a patient told me I made her feel connected. I think I am gonna listen to her.

“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body” (Proverbs 16:24).

So what’s the plan? Trust God, not my feelings.